Mario Taracena
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Felipe Alejos
Roberto Castañeda
Mario Taracena Díaz-Sol | |
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| President of the Congress of Guatemala | |
| In office 14 January 2016 – 14 January 2017 | |
| Vice President | Iván Arévalo Felipe Alejos Roberto Castañeda |
| Preceded by | Luis Rabbé |
| Succeeded by | Óscar Chinchilla |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 May 1957 |
| Party | Unión del Centro Nacional National Advancement Party National Unity of Hope |
| Alma mater | Rafael Landívar University |
Mario Taracena Díaz-Sol (born 6 May 1957) is a Guatemalan politician. He was President of the Congress of Guatemala from January 2016 to January 2017. Taracena started his political career in 1984 and since then has served multiple times in the Congress, as well as a term in the Central American Parliament.
Taracena was born on 6 May 1957 in Guatemala City.[1][2] He grew up in an economically well-off family. Both his father and grandfathers were involved in politics. His father was a founding member of the National Liberation Movement, as an opponent of Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes, he was exiled twice.[3]
Mario Taracena followed a part of his education at the Liceo Guatemala and later obtained a degree at the Faculty of Economics of the Rafael Landívar University.[4]